Description
On July 4, 2012, physicists at the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva madehistory when they discovered an entirely new type of subatomic particle that many scientists believe is the Higgs boson. For forty years, physicists searched for this capstone to the Standard Model of particle physics--the theory that describes both the most elementary components that are known in matter and the forces through which they interact. This particle points to the Higgs field, which provides the key to understanding why elementary particles have mass. In Higgs Discovery, Lisa Randall explains the science behind this monumental discovery, its exhilarating implications, and the power of empty space.
Author: Lisa Randall
Publisher: Ecco Press
Published: 09/24/2013
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.21lbs
Size: 7.98h x 5.38w x 0.32d
ISBN13: 9780062300478
ISBN10: 0062300474
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Physics | Atomic & Molecular
- Science | Physics | Quantum Theory
- Science | Space Science | Cosmology